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Old 2nd December 2019, 15:26   #59
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That is a momentary reference with no background ... There is no data to base a diagnosis on!
In post no. 33 Jim gives more detail which may be of interest.
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After a further 5 miles at 70 miles per hour I would expect it to rise, a lot if going up hill towing a caravan, a little if driving unloaded ...
Alan; I think you're allowing your familiarity with the diesel engine to colour your judgement. None of the factors you mention affect the warm-up time of the KV6 to any material degree. It will produce enough heat to open the thermostat over about a couple of miles. If it is cooled to 88 degrees, by whatever means, the thermostat will close again. It's a regulatory device which prevents the temperature dipping to the values which Jim has reported. There is only one reason for that and it's not supposition.

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